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GE Healthcare has introduced the Vscan with Dual Probe, a two-in-one probe that gives healthcare providers more uses for pocket ultrasounds.
This pocket-sized ultrasound tool houses two transducers in a single probe, allowing clinicians to see both shallow and deep views of the body without changing probes. The product also improves patient triage and expedites workflow, which may lead to time and cost savings in many point of care settings, the company claims.
“We’re excited to unveil Vscan with Dual Probe—a first-in-market dual probe ultrasound device,” said Ajay Parkhe, GM of Primary Care Ultrasound for GE Healthcare. "With this latest edition to the Vscan family, our pocket-sized ultrasound technology provides both deep and shallow scans to help healthcare providers make decisions quickly, impacting both cost and time. Just like the current Vscan, this new device is ultra-portable and allows the clinician to take a quick look, non-invasively, inside the patient. In addition, the Dual Probe version combines the sector probe with a linear probe in one device to conduct most of the standard ultrasound scans within minutes.”
Vscan with Dual Probe adds clinical value in various resource-constrained environments with a pocket-sized device that covers many point of care ultrasound procedures as identified by the American College of Emergency Physicians, GE bigwigs noted. For emergency care, this includes inserting central or peripheral lines (IV line inserted into a large vein) or completing focused heart and lung assessment exams. For hospital environments this includes bedside cardiac evaluations on rounds and efficient assessment at admission and discharge. Additionally, for obstetric areas, this includes visualization of fetal heartbeats, and quick assessment of fetal position or maternal status.
“The past 5 years have demonstrated that miniaturized, portable ultrasound technology like Vscan can have a tremendous impact on the practice of healthcare in developing and developed nations,” said Anders Wold, president/CEO of GE Ultrasound. “We hope with our new Vscan with Dual Probe we have made the use of ultrasound at the point of care, simple and fast all the while helping healthcare providers improve access to impactful medical technology.”
Ge Healthcare develops medical imaging, software and information technology, patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, and performance improvement solutions.
This pocket-sized ultrasound tool houses two transducers in a single probe, allowing clinicians to see both shallow and deep views of the body without changing probes. The product also improves patient triage and expedites workflow, which may lead to time and cost savings in many point of care settings, the company claims.
“We’re excited to unveil Vscan with Dual Probe—a first-in-market dual probe ultrasound device,” said Ajay Parkhe, GM of Primary Care Ultrasound for GE Healthcare. "With this latest edition to the Vscan family, our pocket-sized ultrasound technology provides both deep and shallow scans to help healthcare providers make decisions quickly, impacting both cost and time. Just like the current Vscan, this new device is ultra-portable and allows the clinician to take a quick look, non-invasively, inside the patient. In addition, the Dual Probe version combines the sector probe with a linear probe in one device to conduct most of the standard ultrasound scans within minutes.”
Vscan with Dual Probe adds clinical value in various resource-constrained environments with a pocket-sized device that covers many point of care ultrasound procedures as identified by the American College of Emergency Physicians, GE bigwigs noted. For emergency care, this includes inserting central or peripheral lines (IV line inserted into a large vein) or completing focused heart and lung assessment exams. For hospital environments this includes bedside cardiac evaluations on rounds and efficient assessment at admission and discharge. Additionally, for obstetric areas, this includes visualization of fetal heartbeats, and quick assessment of fetal position or maternal status.
“The past 5 years have demonstrated that miniaturized, portable ultrasound technology like Vscan can have a tremendous impact on the practice of healthcare in developing and developed nations,” said Anders Wold, president/CEO of GE Ultrasound. “We hope with our new Vscan with Dual Probe we have made the use of ultrasound at the point of care, simple and fast all the while helping healthcare providers improve access to impactful medical technology.”
Ge Healthcare develops medical imaging, software and information technology, patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, and performance improvement solutions.
GE Healthcare develops medical imaging, software and information technology, patient monitoring and diagnostics, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, and performance improvement solutions. - See more at: http://www.mpo-mag.com/issues/2014-09-01/view_columns/ge-healthcare-life-sciences-to-move-hq-to-massachu/#sthash.b0vkvj5z.dpuf